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Crook County Journal THURSDAY. JUNE 14. 1906. Nulmcription $1.50 er Year THE COURT HOUSE AGAIN The inconsistency of the argu ments against the building of a new court houe, harped iiHn bo strongly by the Bend Bulletion, is brought out no place in the coun ty in stronger relief than in Bend itself where the incorporated com panies, whose master minds are furnishing the meat for the Bulle tin to chew on, are themselves at tempting to dodge county taxes and at the same time impress up on the new "settlers" minds that the latter will be the ones who will pay the additional cost of a new court house. The latter argument has already been dispelled by a statement of the true condition of the county's finances. There are funds enough on hand to pay the entire cost of a new building with out incurring any debt, or raising the tax levy next year, but there is still one feature connected with the matter which the Bulletin has studiously refused to dilate upon. The settlers in the vicinity of Bend have been told that if a new court house is built they will be the ones who will pay the bill; that taxes in Bend and the county are already excessive and a new court house means that much ad ditional. It is not to be wondered that the pill is taken down sugar coating and all. The rulers of Bend's city government saddled the people out there with a 13 mill city tax, then on top of that a 10 mill school tax. These two together are two mills higher than the county tax of 21 mills, which Bend pays in ad dition to its levy made by the master minds of its city's govern ment. Fourty-four mills tax in other words. No wonder the argu ment of "excessive" and ''addition al" appeals .strongly to those whose ignorance of conditions is used as dough upon which to im press falsified statements. But Bend is blessed with having several incorporated companies which manfully shoulder their share of the taxes which they have saddled upon their community. These companies and individuals are squared toed on the line to help out the new settlers and make the taxes as light as possible on these new settlers in whose ears they are now pouring their sympa thy. Note: On file in the county court are affidavits from these companies swearing off the greater part of their assessments. Nota bly there are the Pilot Butte De velopment Company, the Central Oregon Banking & Trust Com pany, the Bend Mercantile Com pany and the mayor himself of Bend. A 44 mill tax looks a lit tle big. The new settlers need some assistance in their struggles to build homes. These campanies being stomach full of generosity and good citizenship, help them out by filing affidavits of wrongful assessments. The records are public and the proceedings of the court in the matter were published in last week's Journal. COME TO CROOK COUNTY. The people of Crook county are to be congratulated on the splen did showing made bv County As sessor J. 1). Lafollett. While the county assessment rolls are not complete they are far enough along to give one a pretty good idea of just how the county stands fiinan cially. The assessable wealth of the county is placed at approxi mately $(5,000,000. Just about double what it was last year. This in part is largely due to the in creased areas in timber land that have been pattented, to the in crease of livestock holdings and to the enhanced value of agricultural lands. This increase in valuation will materially reduce the tax levy for the count which has been very low in comparison with other counties of the state. This low rate of assessment too, should prove a strong factor in inducing settlers to come and make their homes with us. Not only is our tax rate low, hut add to this the finest kind of agricultural lands and a climate unsurpassed and you have a combination hard to beat. Prineville extends to its neigh boring towns a most cordial invi tation to come and have a good time on the Fourth. Visitors to the ball game from Bend and Red mond Sunday expressed the opin ion that both towns would close tip and attend the celebration at this place. That is right brethren, and we hope ever)' town in the county will do likewise. W'e are prepared to take care of you. Prineville is leaving nothing un done to make the coming Fourth of Jul)- celebration one of the most memorable in its history. The ex ecutive committee the head of the celebration together with the busi ness men and private citizens are all working with this one aim in view. It is bound to be a hummer. The List of Land Segregations Sent Back for Correction. The list of land segrepations made by the Squaw Creek Irriga tion Company a year ago near Sisters where the company select ed some 11,000 acres under the provisions of the Carey act, ha? been returned bv the Interior De partment to the ollicials of the company for correction and re vision. Work was completed this week in making corrections and the lists will again be forwarded. The ap plication, while it has been accept ed, was held up pending the elimi nation by the company of several quarter sections of land in the segregation which contain a scat tering growth of timber. These latter, in the new list which has been compiled, have been left out and several quarter sections of desert land substituted. State Engineer John II. Lewis went over to the segregation this week with Z. M. Brown to examine the tract and make a report to the ollicials of the state land board. The new list of lands will be submitted to the land ollicials inside of a few days and it is ex pected that early action will be taken when the matter is again brought before the Interior De partment nt Washington. iii Tjl THE BEST ICE CREAM OR SODA Tt JViiainson s 1 1 A KUKSI I l,OT OI.' LOWNKY'H CAN MY in I'uekiiKeR Price from Be to $1.60 Mail order Killed rrimqitly ill i ' f t ! II III it L II m VVf 1 1 1 OEf2EpErzEjItrUErH County Court Proceedings. Application of I'', t". Itowlee for saloon license at Kedinoud. Pe tition, proof of post Ink' niui publica tion: hniiil and receipt for fL'OO tiled. License ordered Issued for 5 months from .1 line 1. The following; hills were allowed at the Mnv term of court. Ii V Tlce, rond work $ 10 00 V K King; nidse IS'.' 50 K P 1 1 union supervisor's fees.... 'St ."( V A Hell jiiduVs salary 100 00 V .1 O'Connor 47 relsl ni l ion lUn 4 70 .! J .Sinii li express 1 1 1 Slianiki) warehouse freight 1 .'Hi .1 .1 Sm 1 1 li express 5 i" Slianiko warehouse, freight :i l!0 " 1 :i.l V Sam Smith, sheriff's salary.. .41(1 (Hi (' it Dinwiddle, school supt s a lary (ill 07 () (1 (iray, treasurer's salary..,. ll(i 07 .1 J Smith, clerk's salary MOO 00 Lvn Mcholrt, Judg'c election I! 00 V K Onclilen, " " :t 00 .1 I, Allen, " " It 00 M Wheeler, " " .'1 00 .1 W Lewis, " " II 00 II Montgomery " " It 00 (lay Sen I'm. " " :l 00 v li liavii, " " :t oo II .1 Kdwards, " " :t (in V 11 Cadle. " " :l 00 V .1 Johnson, " " :l no (' II Cra in, " " :t (Hi A ell. " " :t 00 .1 () Powell, " " It (HI .1 S Wat kins, " " :t (Ml M I) Powell, " " I! (HI V McCoi kle, " " :t (HI J II Thomas, " " :t 00 J II Wiiidoni, " " ;l (Ml O (i Collvcr, ' ;l ihi (To be colli limed.) For Sale Cheap. v mngle buggy and harness for sale cheap, l'oth in tirnt-clusH condition. Inquire at this ollice. ti-U-tf Road Bids Wanted. The county cour! of Crook county, Or., will receive bids up to 10 o'clock a. in. July (, liKHi, (or the const ruction of a wagon mad in Hay Creek Canyon, leading from in front of C. Md'herson's house to the lan Pierce old place, so as to avoid (iutea and Crisp bilks. Contrac tor will specify and set pegs along route where he proposes to build road, ami specil'v width and maximum grade, and all other conditions of the road he will propose to build. The contractor to fur nish his own sHviticationa of such road with bid. The court -reserves the right to reject any ami all bids. The successful bidder will be requited to enter into a contract and furnish a bond w ithin 'M days after being awarded the contract. Hy order of the court. J. J. Smith, 6-7 County Clerk. Another New Railroad. mercial center of the Willow Creek basin, in the south part of Crook county. The new road will open up a great region known as the Agency plains, Little Agency, the Haystack country, Lamonta, and all the region tributary to the Des chutes from its mouth to its junc tion with the Crooked river. Promotion of the road has, it is said, Uen carried on with con summate skill and wonderful dis patch, in view of the various dilli- culties that attend any indepen dent railroad project in Oregon. The company was incorporated a few months ago, with Seattle men as officers and directors. It was given little further attention, and in a few days was practically for gotten. Work was commenced quietly by the promoters, and the surveys were followed immediately by right of way work. Today it is said the company has secured near ly the entire right to begin con struction. The engineers have se cured a water level grade without any serious engineering problems or heavy tunnel work. It is said the company expects its main ob stacles to arise from opposition by a rival railroad. It is preparing foi trouble, and is expecting to en counter the same blockading tac tics that have been going on along the north bank of the Columbia, and which were encountered last year by men who undertook to build a railroad in Wallowa coun ty tributary to the (). It. & N. com pany's line. V. F. Nelson, president of the Oregon Trunk Line, is now in Portland. lie has been continuously engaged in pre liminary work on the route of the road since last fall and has made a record for rapid an. I effective action. Questioned aboi;! ( be com pany's plans, he said he was not ready to make tiny del.-, led :in nounei ment, and that 00 days later he would have something to say that would be of general pub lic interest. Pressed for a state ment, he said: "I will say thir much now: Be tween this date and June 26 dirt will begin to Hy on the grade of the Orgeon Trunk Line. We have our preliminary work along to a point where we will be ready to commence actual construction within four weeks. The road w.ll be built as rapidly as possible. It will be 100 miles long from the mouth of the IX'schutes river to Madras. We do not expect to stop at Madras. We now have prac tically all of our rights of way pur chased and deeds to the ground. In the few exceptions we have be gun condemnation proceedings. As a rule the people along the route have been reasonably fair. There have been a few cases of holdup on rights of way. We have no complaint to make. "Central Oregon is a country of great resources. The lands, when under irrigation, will be immense ly fruitful. There are great de jKisits of nitrates and other com mercial products. I predict that within the next few years there will be three transcontinental rail roads built through central Ore gon." Regarding the financial or rail road connections back of the Ore gon Trunk Line, Mr. Nelson refus ed to talk. He was one of the principal builders and is now a part owner of the Great Southern, a road constructed last year under his supervision from The Dalles to Dufer. It is believed that there is a Hill relationship to these Oregon railroad projects and that ultimate ly they will become a part of the Hill lilies now building down the north bank of the Columbia. The officers of the Oregon Trunk Line arc President, W. F. Nelson, railroad contractor; vice-president, It. A. Ballinger, cx mayor of Seat tle and now a practicing attorney in that city; secretary, L. I. Greg ory of the Title Trust company, Seattle, treasurer, J. F. Lane, cashier of the Scandinavian Na tional bank, Seattle. These men, with Malcolm Moody of The Dalles and Robert It. Fox, form the di n ctorv. Pacific University FOREST GROVE, OREGON. A High-grade college with Superior equipment. Beautifully located twenty-six miles from Portland. Full regular college courses. Academy gives strong preparatory and High School courses. Conservatory of Music and School of Art, with superior instructors. Business branches taught. Gymnasium and Field Athletics under a Physical Director. Well-equipped Laboratories. Library of 13,000 Volumes. Healthful social life; religious influences. All student enterprises active. THE SCHOOL THAT STANDS FOR THE BEST IN EDUCATION WRITE FOR CATALOGUE SPRING STYLES Pj Now Ready for Your Inspection Pjs G We invite the interest and inspection of all who are interested fivt in thf nsw stvlpe for thp Vnrina ?iinl nmnipr 05lol - - - mmm-mr mm w J . ' 111 m M11U LUllllllVl , v m m We Sell and Guarantee ''SINCERITY CLOTHES" Because They are sincerely tailored They are made of honest materials In a big, sanitary, modern factory; by skilled, well-paid workmen They are correct and stylish They fit perfectly They wear and hold their shape 'til threadbare -They are not DOCTORED" into shape by Hot Fiat-Iron "dope" And Because A very large percentage of all clothing IS doctored up by the Hot Fiat-Iron to cover defects in tailoring. Such treatment does cover, but doesn't remove; for the first damp day on which these "doctored" gar ments are worn brings out these faults and causes them to lose shape and character. Partial faults that may occur in the making of SINCERITY CLOTHES are permanently removed by Hand Needlework ONLY. You can buy "Sincerity Clothes" with the assurance that you are get ting Style-Perfect Fit-and that they will WEAR, and retain their shape, until worn threadbare; because they are tailored sincerely We are Sole Agents Here It has always been our policy to provide for our patrons the best merchandise procurable, and with this idea still in view we have arranged for the exclusive rt Bale of -:- -:- -:- -:- -:- Wi "Sincerity Clothing" For Men W and we feel that our judgment will be justified by the approval ot tiie men who appreciate high ciass work manship as well as perfect fit, and correct style, with our Positive Guarantee of Satisfaction. -:- -:- 93 1 1 ft B 8 1 w 1 USDDINFVTI I Dir1 CTrDI7 ra ftl 1 Li V IJLLiLi O JJJLVJL U 1 VylVU ffi tjj WURZWEILER & THOMSON, Prineville Oregon $fl Embroidered Linen Waist Patterns $1.50 to $2.25 each Great Undermuslin Showing $3 of Night Gowns; Petticoats, Drawers, Chimese and fffij Corset Covers, all high class goods and the prices are right 'i Beautiful Laces are here for your inspection. An elega nt assortment of Cluny, Oriental and Val enciennes Laces with In sertion to match. Allover Laces,' Plauen, Appliquet and Swiss Embroideries Childrens' White Presses Baby Coats, .Summer Hats Bonnets, etc, in a great variety of styles in all sizes and prices We have secured the agency for the famous Butterick Patterns and The Delinator Our prices are the same to all 10 and 15 cents k1 A FULL LINE OF Machines and Records ALWAYS ON HAND. t Spring Styles in Millinery Newest style Sailors and latest designs lrom the best houses H we have nothing in slock to suit you, we will make to your Order, Rihlmn by the bolt lor fancy work. Flowers lor Trimming. McCal's Patterns, IQnd 15 Cents T. F. McCALLISTER & CO. 4.M.-l-MifM".-f-f-M4H GILBERT'S Ice Cream, Ice Cream Sodas and Confectionery Cniiilies are fresh dnily from the Prineville factory, the only one in the county. Quality and llii vor unsurpassed, 'superiority lias always lieen tiie lest of (iilliei't's. The same factory is turning; out tiie best u'i'ii'le of Ice Cream made from pure ereiiin. Your putroiiUK'e once stvuivd will never lie lost. Present Location with Rideout & Foster r.n r..i ri i. J rn r.:i r.i LJ LJ ri LJ New Millinery Corner 2nd and Main Street I desire to announce that I have just received a fine line ol HATS lor Ladies Misses and Children. These goods are strictly lirst class and up-to-date in every respect. Prices are REASONABLE MRS. ESTES W'hthin the next four weeks dirt will Hy on the grade of another new railroad in Oregon, says the Portland Journal. Surveys and final location have been completed for the Oregon Trunk line, 110 miles, from the mouth of the Des chutes river to Madias, the coin- THE HAMILTON STABLES Hcnd Livery & Transfer Company 1RINKVII.LF.. OKK;ON Stock boarded by the day, week or month at Reasonable rates. liemember us when in Prineville. Katks Ukaso.nabi.k. We have Fine Livery Rigs For Rent f lV Run in Connection with the I'end Liverv Stables SP Qiihorr-iho fnv Thn TOIIDMAI U.a v M ftOV 1 I VI a llj J V W HMnLi a Year .' O. V. v- - ' THE WINNER CO. AGENTS, Prineville - Oregon Singer Sewing Machine Co. j AVill take old machines j in exchange for new ones Will sell you machines j on monthly payments m All kinds of repair work done by our agfnt who 5? is also the authorized $ collector for all moneys $ due the company. For further Information x inquire of WILL PERCY, Agent At Poindexter Hotel The 0. K. Meat Market STROUD BROS., Proprietors Deealers in Choice Beef, Veal, Mutton, Pork, Butter Eggs and Country Produce The following is a list of our Prices on Meats Loin Steak - - l'icts per pound Round Steak - - lOcts per pound Shoulder Steak - lOcts per pound Plain Roast Beef - 8cts per pound Prime Rib Roast - lOcts per pound Veal Roast - - 12cts per pound Loin Mutton Chops 12icts per pound Plain Mutton Chops lOcts per pound Veal Chops - 124cts per pound Pork Loin - - 12$cts per pound Pork Sausage - lOcts per pound Hamburger - - lOcts per pound Bologne - - lOcts per pound When you are buying anything in this line give us a call We Guarantee to Treat you Right Telephone Orders Will Be Given Prompt Attention a a a a a i a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a S REDUCTION SALE S A GREAT REDUCTION on OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF Clothing, Hats, Shoes and Winter Underwear Has been made as we intend to sell them out complete in order to have room for our Spring Stock. Get our prices before buying elsewhere A CHOICE LINE OF Candies, Nuts, Cigars and Tobacco CALL IN AND LOOK OVER OUR STORE OWL CASH STORE Dunham & Adams Prineville, Oregon